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Primate labs give us an edge, says China's brain project chief

China’s new brain project is uniquely placed to deliver breakthroughs in neuroscience and artificial intelligence, explains Mu-ming Poo

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Humans

Meet the US presidential candidate campaigning for immortality

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Parents giving unproven IQ-boosting drugs to kids with Down's

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Humans

Smarter every day: Increasing intelligence changed how we see IQ

Culture

Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

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Behind the scenes at London's urban archaeology warehouse

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Diver surfaces as colleague standing above him holds large mastodon bone

Humans

First Americans hunted big game in Florida 14,500 years ago

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Humans

Other minds and cryptominds, from babies to robots to God

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Older dads

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Evolution acting on older dads is protecting our genetic health

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Premature birth: How its effects can stay with you for life

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Who do you think you are? 4 rules can help you know yourself

You don’t know yourself as well as you think. But there are some clever ways to understand your true nature better and how others perceive you

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Health

There's a savant in you – and this man wants to find it

Opinion

Life

My brain collection could help us all thrive in old age

Opinion

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Down in the dumps? Don't worry, your brain is still on point

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Why choosing the right workout could fine-tune your brain

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